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What is the Greek god Hades' symbol?

ive found that the sceptra and the cornucopia are symbols for him which is odd cuz the cornucopia is like a thanks giving thing
His symbols were a helmet made of dogskin (called the Helmet of Darkness, that made the wearer invisible), and his 3 headed doggy Cerberus. In Roman times He is also associated with money and silver and being rich.

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The Greek goddess Athena's two most common symbols are the owl and the olive tree. Owl: The owl represents great wisdom. Olive tree: When Athena competed with her uncle Poseid…en to become the patriot of a thriving city, she won the competition by giving the city an olive tree, which they found more useful than Poseiden's saltwater spring. Athena was declared patriot goddess and the city was named Athens in her name.(MORE)

Zeus had 4 symbols: One of them was the eagle. The eagle represented Zeus's power and leadership. Also, it was a sacred bird to the Greeks. The other was the lightni…ng bolt. This was simply because Zeus was not only king of the Greek gods and godesses, but also the god of the sky, and he used the his "Master Bolt", a lighting bolt that he used to strike the Earth. another was a bull and an oak tree. (MORE)

Apparently from what I've heard it is a flaming torch representing the fire he took from the gods and gave to the people. The fire represents power which Prometheus gave to th…e people for some reason. I can't find a specific symbol but if u search a flaming torch that could work fine i guess. (MORE)

In Greek legends, Greek gods and goddesses control everything. From the heavens, the underworld and love to daylight and darkness, there is a god or goddess to oversee it. Her…e is a list of some of the most important Ancient Greek gods and goddesses. The most powerful god in Greek myths is Zeus. He is the ruler of all other gods and became so because he outwitted and killed his father, Cronus, who was once the most powerful god. If you title him the god of anything specific rather than just the ruler of the gods, his titles include the god of sky, weather, law and fate.Known as the god and ruler of the underworld, Hades is a child of Cronus and Rhea and the brother of Zeus. He conquers the silence and darkness and, with the help of Charos, brings the souls down to his gloomy kingdom. A sacred symbol of Hades is his invisibility helmet along with his three-headed sacred guard dog. Hades means invisible in Ancient Greek, and people were afraid to call him by his name. Instead, they referred to him using the name "Polydectes," which means "Acceptor of many."Aphrodite is the goddess of pleasure, love and beauty who had an affair with Ares, the god of war, while married to Hephaestus, the god of iron. She has six children, but her most known child is Eros, the god of love, who often keeps her company. Her role in the Greek myths includes giving desire to gods, humans, birds and beasts as well as rotating life's cycle of death and rebirth. The goddess of Earth is known as Gaia. She is the mother of all the heavens, Titans and giants and became so through her union with Uranus, the sky god. Without her, many of the most important gods and goddesses would have never been born, and the rest of Greek god society would not exist. Athena is the great goddess of wisdom, skill and war. She is the daughter of the powerful Zeus and his first wife. Her role in Greek mythology plays the part of teaching mankind important skills pertaining to gender roles, such as teaching sewing to women and agriculture to men. She competed against Poseidon and since then has been known as Athena the victorious with the claims that she helped the Athenians win the Persian War.Greek gods and goddesses play the biggest role in Ancient Greek history because without them, nothing is possible. There is no heaven without Titan holding it up, and there is no love without Eros and his arrow. Much like God and the Devil being the rulers of heaven and hell, there are Zeus and Hades in Ancient Greece. According to legend, Athena had an atypical birth. When Zeus heard that his wife, Metis, was likely to birth children more powerful than he, he convinced her to turn into a fly and then swallowed her. A while later, he began to have an enormous headache, so he asked Hephaestus to split his skull. Out sprang Athena, fully grown and clad in armor.(MORE)

In Greek mythology, there were a dozen major Greek gods, some of whom (such as Zeus or Hades) are extremely well known. The major Greek gods are not the only gods in Greek myt…hology; however, and there are so many minor Greek gods that it is almost impossible to count and keep track of each one. One of the more well known gods among the minor Gods of Greek mythology is Triton. Part of the reason he is so well known is that he was popular in myths in ancient times and was even written about by Homer, but he is also known because he inspired the character of Ariel's father in the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid." While the name of Triton is well known, and the fact that he has something to do with the sea, little else is popular knowledge about this complex and fascinating god.The Son of Poseidon, the Greek king of the sea, and Amphitrite, the Greek goddess of the sea, Triton was described as the god of the giant, Libyan. According to the majority of mythology literature, Triton lived in a golden palace with his parents at the bottom of the sea. He served as a messenger for his father, Poseidon, and was known for having extremely strong powers for a minor god. He was capable of moving land and calming seas, and was known to possess the gift for prophecy, but he possessed little influence in the world of the gods and was considered a minor divinity.Triton was most often symbolized as a half man, half fish being. His torso and head were human, and his waist down was similar to the body of a mermaid, but his tail usually ended with something similar to a dolphin's tail. Some items that are often used to set Triton apart from regular mermen in ancient Greek artwork are the conch shell, or conch shell trumpet, as well as a trident. Triton almost always has a conch shell somewhere with his image, and it is the most common symbol associated with him.As stated with the symbols of Triton, most depictions of Triton in ancient art is of him as a half-human, half-fish being. He is often surrounded by mythological sea creatures in ancient art, such as selkies, merrows, and sirens, as well as by other mermen and mermaids. When depicted with Poseidon, his father, he is often differentiated from his father by holding the conch shell. Triton can be depicted as either youthful, or sometimes bearded, and he usually has twin fish or dolphin tails. Various depictions of Triton also have him with a horse's forelegs, crab claws, green-tinged skin, or show him riding through the sea on sea monster or across the tides on horses.For Triton, he often lived under the shadow of his father, Poseidon. While Triton was powerful for a minor god, he was not considered powerful compared to his father, but he did manage to make a name for himself. A few examples of Triton's notable moments include a situation involving the Argonauts. When the Argonauts became stranded in the desert, and were unable to get back out to the sea, Triton provided assistance and led the Argonauts from the river back out to the sea. He did this by moving land and making a grand show of his power. Triton was also noted as being a major player in the Olympian God's battle with the Giants, and was said to have scared the Giants away with the sound of his conch shell.Greek mythology has a complex system of gods that are woven together into a fascinating history for the ancient people of Greece. Just because a god like Triton is a minor god, and less powerful than the original Olympians, it does not mean he was unimportant and inconsequential to Greek history. Without Triton, the Argonauts may have never gotten out of the desert and the battle with the Giants would have ended very differently.Triton's father, Poseidon, was also known as the "Earth-Shaker" and as the "tamer of horses." He could cause the entire Earth to shake, and often did so when he was angry. In Greek art, he is often depicted riding a chariot pulled by a hippocampus.(MORE)

In the original mythology, there were twelve different Gods of Olympus. Ares was the Greek god of war who was the offspring of Zeus and Hera. While there were technically two …gods of war (Ares and Athena) they represented two very different sides of humanity and conflict. Whereas Athena was thought of to be the goddess who dealt with strategy and intelligence when it came to battle plans, Ares was deeply connected to the primal rage and blood lust that many experienced when in the thrall of battle.Because of the very brutish and bloody nature of Ares, he was not commonly welcomed in the realm of the gods on Olympus. The views commonly expressed in by the other gods often mimicked the way that the people of Greece felt about him. For example, after the Battle of Troy, legend tells that Ares returns back to Zeus wounded and in pain, seeking comfort, but he is instead scolded. Zeus tells him that he is a hateful presence among the Gods and that the only thing Ares holds dear is the thrill of war. He even goes so far as to point out that had he been born to anyone other than Zeus that he would have been removed from Olympus. Sparta was generally the only area of Greece where Ares was openly welcomed.Over the years there have been a number of different incarnations of Greek mythology. In one version they only had a brief affair, while in another they had children. In one version the two were half-siblings. If you are basing it off the ancient Greek poet, Hesiod, then the two did have a relationship that resulted in six children: Eros, Anteros, Harmonia, Adrestia, Deimos, and Phobos. The two sons Deimos and Phobos later became constant companions to Ares when he went into battle. Their union began after Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus at Zeus's insistence; however, she could not stay with only one man. When she was caught in bed with Ares by the other gods, their relationship was exposed.One of the most distinctive things about Ares was his armor. The armor was such that when he wore it into battle it was said to blind those who stood against him because it was filled with a brilliant light. His armor consisted of a belt, shield, and helmet. It is not clear as to why his armor burned, but many scholars think that it could be tied in with the anger and rage that was constantly simmering in him. The armor amplified these feelings and caused them to actually have a physical presence in the reflection of the armor.Again, the mythology varies. In some versions, a Phoenician prince named Cadmus, who began the Spartan race and founded Thebes, was an offspring of Ares. Other sources merely say that Ares was a favorite god of Thebes. Many tales say that Ares forced Cadmus to be his servant for eight years after he slayed a powerful dragon. When his time was up, Ares rewarded Cadmus by presenting him with Ares's daughter Harmonia as a wife. Years later, Cadmus turned into a serpent, and Harmonia begged her father and the other gods to also turn her into a serpent so she could be with her husband. They obliged, and Ares allowed his daughter to change form.Greek mythology was designed to help people deal with a number of different issues in daily life, and the role of Ares was an important one. The Greeks realized that they had to address the horrible aggressive side of humanity that delighted in battle. That anger was something that was viewed as an ugly necessity for survival; however, it had no place in the civilized world that they strove so hard to create and live in. By making Ares the vessel for these bad emotions, they could continue on with their lives and their personal struggles without addressing their individual potential for rage and cruelty.Ares, the Greek God of War, was later replaced by the Roman god, Mars. The main difference between the two was the fact that Ares was viewed as someone who enjoyed the sport of war, while Mars was valor personified.(MORE)

Hermes was the son of Zeus and often heralded as the cleverest member of the Greek pantheon. With his winged hat and sandals, he was the fastest of the Olympians and acted as …a messenger to the other gods. He also guided the dead to the Underworld, and acted as the patron of commerce, language, travel, athletics, and heraldry, as well as being the god of thieves, and the god of herds. Hermes has featured prominently in several myths about the Greek gods, and here are a few of the most famous.As a young child, Hermes stole the cattle of his half-brother, Apollo. Having journeyed to Pieria, he led the cattle back to his home in Arcadia. To confuse his brother, he reversed the hooves on each cow so their tracks were backward. Once Apollo discovered what had happened, he took his young brother to their father, Zeus, for judgment. Zeus was amused by the prank, ruling only that Hermes should return the cattle. The young god did so, also giving to Apollo his lyre, which he had fashioned himself from the shell of a turtle. This touched Apollo, who repaid him with a golden rod for guiding the herds, and the two became firm friends.Hermes was good friends with a Greek hero named Crocus. Unfortunately, one day while the two were throwing a discus to each other, Crocus suffered a fatal head wound, having been hit by one of Hermes' throws. A small flower sprang up where three drops of blood had hit the soil, and this flower was named the crocus in memory of the fallen hero.Hermes is often seen depicted with a wooden staff, called the caduceus. This was given to him by his father, Zeus, as a means of identifying him as a messenger. Originally, this was a willow staff with ribbons tied to the top. However, these ribbons were replaced with snakes after Hermes ended a fight between two snakes by putting his caduceus between them. The snakes coiled around the staff, ceasing their fighting, instead looking at each other calmly from either side of the staff.Zeus was infamous for his infidelity. One of his many mistresses was Io, whom he turned into a cow to hide her from his wife, Hera. Suspecting him, Hera demanded the cow and set as a guard the giant Argos Panoptes. Zeus sent Hermes, his son, to retrieve his mistress. One version of the myth suggests that Hermes killed the giant with a thrown stone, while another tells that he lulled him to sleep by playing his lyre, before decapitating him with his sword.Zeus was angered by a mortal called Prometheus who had stolen fire from the gods. He commissioned his son Hephaestus to craft a woman which would serve as his revenge by seducing and bringing evil to men. He requested that each of the gods contribute to this trap. Aphrodite made her beautiful and seductive. Athena taught her needlework, and to weave webs, and Hermes gave her deceit and guile, and taught her how to speak. This woman was called Pandora, and Hermes delivered her as a gift to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus in order to bring ruin to mankind.These are but a few of the many myths concerning the Greek god Hermes. Despite being one of the youngest Olympians, second only to Dionysus, Hermes was hugely influential. His role as a guide and messenger meant he featured in many stories and played an important role in various mythological events. He was one of the most popular of the Greek deities, and as such, he became a prominent figure in the literature of the time.The Greek pantheon mirrored the Roman one, with each set of deities having very similar characteristics, and being considered practically interchangeable with each other. The Roman equivalent of Hermes was Mercury, although both appear to have their origins in the Etruscan messenger god Turms.(MORE)

The screech-owl; a bird of ill omen, it's myth is that Ascalaphus who managed the orchards of Hades reported to Hades that Persephone had tasted of the pomegranate seed: Demet…er turned him into the screech-owl. (MORE)

Hades was a multifaceted god. Originally, Hades was simply the name of the Underworld itself, but was later personified through the god Plouton (who then became known as Hades…). Hades represented not just the Lord of the Dead, but also the god of wealth and riches, which were taken from beneath the earth. He was the second son of Kronos and Rhea, but is not an Olympian. He had few shrines, and there are only a few myths about him. He ruled the underworld completely, though, and was adamant about those entering never leaving again (with some notable exceptions). He has given a helmet by Hephaestos that made him invisible (which he lent to Perseus for his quest to slay Medusa) His symbols were the three headed dog, the Narcissus Lily, the Cypress Tree, the key to Hades. His throne was made of Ebony. Only black animals were sacrificed to him, and when they prayed to him, Greeks beat their hands on the ground. Any blood from a sacrifice had to be allowed to drip into a cleft or pit, and the priest has to avert his eyes.(MORE)